Author Archives: Dan Cudahy

On Disagreement and Skepticism

In the seemingly endless war of words between abolitionists and new welfarists fought on the battlegrounds of blogs, forums, and Facebook, new welfarists appear to use two primary defense strategies against abolitionists. Firstly, new welfarists claim that since “we’re all … 

On Fact–Value Entanglement

In our modern society, what we call “facts” are usually held in much higher esteem than what we call “values.” And the most esteemed of all facts are what we call “scientific facts.” And of what we call “values,” the … 

Single Issue Campaigns: Pruning Exploitation

“There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root, and it may be that he who bestows the largest amount of time and money on the needy is doing the most …